– beetactive (from CherryActive) I tried for the first time. It’s essentially the same as Beet-It but cheaper and in a handier sachet. This seemed to have the same positive performance effectsfor me as does beet-it.

– curranz loading for a week prior to the event. Again I’ve never tried this loading strategy before either (thanks Fleur). This may have helped with the removal of the lactic acid burn but should also see the effects tomorrow with lack of DOMS. TBH I can’t believe my legs won’t hurt tomorrow! We’ll see.

So lots of nutritional first and there were a few other equipment first as well that I might cover another time. A ‘C’ race so a good time to try these things out.